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aft

1[aft, ahft] Nautical, Aeronautics
–adverb
1. at, close to, or toward the stern or tail: Stow the luggage aft.
–adjective
2. situated toward or at the stern or tail: The aft sail was luffing.

Origin:
bef. 950; ME afte, OE æftan from behind, equiv. to æf- opposite + -t- suffix of uncertain value + -an suffix marking motion from; c. OFris efta, OS, OHG aftan, Goth aftana, ON aptan, Gk opís(s)ō behind; not akin to Gk apó off

aft

2[aft, ahft]
–adverb Scot.
oft.

aft.

A.F.T.

American Federation of Teachers.
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aft   (āft)   
adv.   & adj.
At, in, toward, or close to the stern of a vessel or the rear of an aircraft or spacecraft.

[Middle English afte, back, from Old English æftan, behind; see apo- in Indo-European roots.]
AFT  
abbr.  American Federation of Teachers
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Word Origin & History

aft 
O.E. æftan "behind, farthest back," from superl. of O.E. æf, af, of "off," from P.Gmc. *af-, from PIE root *apo- "off, away" (cf. Goth. aftana "from behind;" see apo-). Now purely nautical.
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AFT
American Federation of Teachers
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